Architectural Styles
By: Stephen Sabin
Georgian Style
• 1-2 story box
• Symmetrical
• Door is centered in the middle of the house
Saltbox Style
• Long Pitched roof that slopes down to the back
• Flat long central Chimney in the Middle
• Low rear roof line
Garrison Style
• Normally 2 stories with the 2nd story overhanging the front
• Exterior Chimney at the End
• Medium Pitched Roof
• Rectangular
Cape Cod Style
• Typically a story and a half high
• Large central Chimney
• Symmetrically Designed
• Low broad framed building
Greek Revival Style
• Pedimented Gable • Symmetrical Shape • Heavy cornice • Bold Simple Moldings• Narrow windows
around front door
Southern Colonial Style
• Large 2-3 story American house
• Characteristic Colonnade across the front
• Roof extends over the Colonnade
English Style
• Large 2 story houses
• Many windows
• Massive Chimneys are often used
• Steeply pitched roof
Dutch Colonial Style
• Characterized by Gambrel roofs with curved eaves along the house
• 1.5 to 2 stories
• Gable end chimneys
• Porch under overhanging eaves
French Colonial Style
• Utilized Heavy timber frame of logs
• Raised basement
• Full length Porch
• Steep hipped roofs or side gabled roof
French Normandy Style
• Distinguished round stone tower topped by a conical roof.
• Tower is in the center
• High ridgelines
French Plantation Style
• Wide porches
• Thin wooden Columns
• No interior hallways
• French doors
• Living quarters raised above ground level
Spanish Colonial
• Rectangular, courtyard or L-plan
• Horizontal Massing
• Predominantly one story
• Asymmetrical shapes with cross gables and side wings
Farmhouse Style
• Rural Location
• Functional Porches
• Formal and informal spaces
• Dormer windows
Ranch Style
• Single Story
• Long low flat roofline
• Simple open floor plans
• Attached garage
• Asymmetrical L-shaped, Rectangular of U-shaped design
Victorian and Queen Anne Styles
• Steep Roof
• Complicated Symmetrical shape
• Front facing gable
• Round or Square towers
• Bay windows
Contemporary/Modern styles
• Futuristic Styles
• Unique and abstract
• Open floor plan
• Irregular shape
• Harmony with surrounding landscape
